Comments on: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – November 2008

By: kerri

kerri — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:50:40 +0000

I’m echoing Gail – I don’t know where to start. Your borders are so full of vivid colors, Nan! You have so many plants I haven’t yet tried. I feel like a kid in a candy shop!
Beautiful photos of your gorgeous combinations. I’m so envious that your have hellebores sowing themselves when I can hardly get one to grow!
I agree with your assessment of the feelings throughout the growing season…fall is rather like a sweet release from those guilty feelings of not getting everything done that we wanted to :) There’s always next year…when our obsession begins all over again :)

Thanks, Kerri. I hope you find a few hellebores, at least, to grace your garden. I remember doing a presentation on hellebores for a plant study group nearly 20 years ago, and one of the participants complained about having to pull out hellebore seedlings by the hundreds. Needless to say, the rest of us were floored (and envious). But now, I’m finally starting to notice dozens of seedlings per year. So, if you can get a few established, I’m, sure you’ll eventually get some self-sown seedlings too!
-Nan

By: Kylee

Kylee — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:11:08 +0000

What beautiful foliage, and I enjoy that as much as the blooms. I try to remember this when buying new plants for the gardens. The prairie dropseed is gorgeous!

Yep – if the foliage looks good, then the blooms are a bonus!
-Nan

By: ourfriendben

ourfriendben — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:54:47 +0000

Wow, Nan! I especially love the gorgeous Arc Border and the prairie dropseed, but it’s all beautiful. And I’m jealous of your winterberries, deer notwithstanding. After bazillion years, one of mine actually set two (count them, TWO) berries this year, the first I’ve seen in all this time. Sigh…

Well, at least you got two – it’s a start! (Thought not much of a show, admittedly.) Maybe your females need different boyfriends?
-Nan